TrainFan73
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I see that @Poly-Rythmo and @Skalap have mentioned Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and I'm guessing this is a little more straight up jazz than other releases, but I quite enjoyed it.
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I see that @Poly-Rythmo and @Skalap have mentioned Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and I'm guessing this is a little more straight up jazz than other releases, but I quite enjoyed it.
TrainFan73
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@phramenma mentioned another album featuring Smith a while back, this is an interesting bit of abstract ambient electric jazz... shades of Miles but not dissimilar to Comet is Coming (well it is, but its the closest analog I can think of)
TrainFan73
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Here's a cool one:
The project is led by Edward Wakili-Hick from Sons of Kemet and Kokoroko. Among others, it features Theon Cross and Angel Bat Dawid.
The project is led by Edward Wakili-Hick from Sons of Kemet and Kokoroko. Among others, it features Theon Cross and Angel Bat Dawid.
Russ I
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Record City Japan today has listed an impressive slew of mostly late-'70's/early '80's Blue Note Japan pressings. They ain't cheap, but they're NM (RCJ's EX), with obi's, mostly King Record Co. pressings. Here's a list sorted by price (high-to-low).
Listing items: Arrived on 2022/11/14, LP, Japan, Jazz Records Mail Order RECORD CITY Japan
All items <span><i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><wbr><span class="label label-primary"><a href="https://www.recordcity.jp/en/catalog?narrow_down_2=4&narrow_down_19=1&narrow_down_3=9"><i class="fa fa-window-close" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> Listing items...
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Portland Sheriff
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I’m very late to the jazz-on-vinyl party so missed the bargain days of first presses and the like, but I want some experience w/ first and other early presses as reference points to compare against reissues. So I’m very slowly trying to find decent value purchases, which seem few and far between in reasonable or better listening condition.
This just arrived via eBay, first press mono Contemporary/DuNann/Koenig recorded in ‘57 and ‘58, and it fits the bill to my ears and wallet. It’s not an all-time great album, but I think it’s quite good and underrated given that it has had very few vinyl pressings and a small number of CD reissues. But I dig Harold Land, who shines here and started his own group right after this was recorded. Carl Perkins is a bright spot (he died right before release), and Frank Butler is groovin’ … Well worth a listen. Highlights so far are I Can’t Get Started, Nica’s Dream, and Carl’s Blues.
This just arrived via eBay, first press mono Contemporary/DuNann/Koenig recorded in ‘57 and ‘58, and it fits the bill to my ears and wallet. It’s not an all-time great album, but I think it’s quite good and underrated given that it has had very few vinyl pressings and a small number of CD reissues. But I dig Harold Land, who shines here and started his own group right after this was recorded. Carl Perkins is a bright spot (he died right before release), and Frank Butler is groovin’ … Well worth a listen. Highlights so far are I Can’t Get Started, Nica’s Dream, and Carl’s Blues.
avecigrec
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Really digging this one from Isaiah Collier (on Woodwinds) and Michael Shekwoaga Ode (on Drums)....
Also aghast at the asking price for Collier's Cosmic Transitions on the 'cogs. Really should've been less hesitant with that one!
Also aghast at the asking price for Collier's Cosmic Transitions on the 'cogs. Really should've been less hesitant with that one!
Selaws
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I think that the West Coast scene is largely untapped when it comes to the demand for original pressings. Theres the odd exception but I often feel like if the same session was recorded for Blue Note, Riverside, or Impulse! in New York then it would demand 2-3 times the price.
Great score on the Curtis Counce, fantastic session. His 'You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce' and 'Exploring The Future' albums are stellar too. If you are a fan of Harold Land then I recommend the 'Westward Bound!' album that Reel To Real put out for RSD a few years back. Relatively inexpensive and 2LP's of fantastic music.
Selaws
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Well this is an unexpected surprise! I just happened to have a look at the ‘Whats On’ section of the London Jazz Festival and saw that Michael Gibbs is performing tonight as part of his 85th birthday celebrations. He’s co-conducting a group that will be performing some of his big-band work. I have said before that I wasn’t always a fan of big band stuff but Gibb’s music is what turned my opinion as its absolutely fantastic and certainly not the usual type.
Goes without saying I grabbed tickets and will be popping over to see the gig after work now!
Goes without saying I grabbed tickets and will be popping over to see the gig after work now!
Portland Sheriff
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Thanks, and I agree about west coast releases. As for Land, I bought Westward Bound on RSD and definitely enjoy it! I’ve lost out on “You get more bounce with Curtis Counce” several times. I think it commands a different kind of premium above other west coast records bc of the cover, especially in context of the title itself. Compare that cover to Carl’s Blues, and the winner is pretty clear regardless of the music!
Selaws
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Yeah I suspect you are right with the "You get more bounce with Curtis Counce" being in demand for the cover......which is pretty weird really haha. Kind of detracts from the music a bit.
Its a shame he didn't record more but I think im right in saying that he died quite young.
MikeH
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Cookin' With Jaws And The Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums (4-LP)
Released to celebrate tenor jazz saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ Centennial, this package brings together the albums “Cookbook, Vol. 1,” “Cookbook, Vol. 2,” “Cookbook, Vol. 3,” & “Smokin’”, which he recorded with organist Shirley Scott. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI and newly remastered...
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Selaws
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Well the Mike Gibbs 85th Birthday Celebration at the Vortex here in London was an absolute treat last night. Not only were the arrangements and playing absolutely fantastic but the venue itself was so tiny that it felt almost like a private performance.
There couldn’t have been more than 35 of us packed into the venue (the band took up half the space!!) and the sound was just breathtaking.
The most impactful part personally was at the end when I went over to Gibbs to ask if he could sign my ticket and he chatted to me non-stop for 15mins! Honestly, I could have sat there listening for hours. He was telling me stories of meeting Bennie Green at the Lennox School of jazz (which provided inspiration for his Tanglewood ‘63 album), flying to New York to see Miles Davis play, and even sitting in on a Hank Mobley practice session in the 60’s that was recorded a few days later (presumably for Blue Note).
I won’t be forgetting that night anytime soon!
There couldn’t have been more than 35 of us packed into the venue (the band took up half the space!!) and the sound was just breathtaking.
The most impactful part personally was at the end when I went over to Gibbs to ask if he could sign my ticket and he chatted to me non-stop for 15mins! Honestly, I could have sat there listening for hours. He was telling me stories of meeting Bennie Green at the Lennox School of jazz (which provided inspiration for his Tanglewood ‘63 album), flying to New York to see Miles Davis play, and even sitting in on a Hank Mobley practice session in the 60’s that was recorded a few days later (presumably for Blue Note).
I won’t be forgetting that night anytime soon!
kafunis
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Nice, what a time to be alive !!
Selaws
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Forgot to mention, Mike Gibbs was really overwhelmed by the support he was getting and couldn't believe people were still interested in hearing his compositions. When I asked for his autograph as a souvenir he was over the moon, he actually said he couldn't remember the last time someone asked him for it.
Just a reminder that these now-mature legends are still out there gigging and its well worth attending their gigs!
Portland Sheriff
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Coincidentally, your post mentioning Lenox Jazz Workshop was the first thing I read this morning after finishing Ethan Iverson’s extensive blog post on George Russell’s first three as a leader (along with a brief bit about 1972’s Living Time), which has a couple tie-ins with Lenox. Now I need to read more about Lenox!
George Russell’s First Three Records as a Leader
George Russell was an architect of the music, a key associate of Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and the author of the technical treatise The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. Early …
ethaniverson.com
Selaws
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Super cool!Coincidentally, your post mentioning Lenox Jazz Workshop was the first thing I read this morning after finishing Ethan Iverson’s extensive blog post on George Russell’s first three as a leader (along with a brief bit about 1972’s Living Time), which has a couple tie-ins with Lenox. Now I need to read more about Lenox!
George Russell’s First Three Records as a Leader
George Russell was an architect of the music, a key associate of Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and the author of the technical treatise The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. Early …
Before I knew of Mike Gibbs's music I associated the Lenox school with the ornette coleman album that he made there in the late 50's - Ornette '59 – Lenox School Of Jazz. Heres a really interesting article about the school and programme.
The Story Behind The Lenox School of Jazz 1959
1959 was the year Ornette Coleman broke into the jazz consciousness, a big bang event that forever changed the perception of what jazz is and the esthetics of the genre. In May of that year, while still in the west coast, he recorded his debut on Atlantic Records, the milestone album The Shape...
musicaficionado.blog
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avecigrec
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That. Is. AMAZING!
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MikeH
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yep thats where i saw it!Sun Ra Bumper Sticker - Thatscoolthankyou
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